I love the idea of the furminator. I think I would want it in bamboo, though...not microfiber.
I use regular, large, soft bath towels for Brody and Mia...but my first choice would probably be bamboo. I have bamboo kitchen towels and they are absolutely super and stay soooo soft, and do not feel like microfiber at all. The only downside is that they are so absorbent, they take twice the drying time of terry towels but don't leave lint. They dry your hands in seconds, though. We have bathrobes in bamboo, too.
I use microfiber to clean my motorcycle windscreen and the 'tupperware' body panels...it's a 'sport touring bike' so covered in lots of plastic...but only when all that Lexan and plastic are dry. I use the microfiber to clean the road oils and dirt off, but if I use it on the windscreen or mirrors when they are wet from fog, rain, or condensation, it is smear city so I never even thought about microfiber for my Yorkies. Glad to hear it works...ya never know.